Illini soccer ties Purdue

Illini soccer ties Purdue

<font color="black" face="Trade Gothic LT Std,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:14px;"><div style="margin:0;"><font><span style="font-size:;"><strong>WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - </strong>The
Fighting Illini women's soccer team had to rally once more in the state
of Indiana, coming from behind to earn a one-one tie after 90 minutes
of play plus two 10-minute
overtime periods with the Purdue Boilermakers. Senior Nicole Denenberg
tallied the lone goal for Illinois.</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin:0;"><font><span style="font-size:;">The opening 20
minutes saw the Illini dictate the tempo with crisp passing and
controlling the majority of the possession. Vanessa DiBernardo and Megan
Pawloski tried getting the Illini on the scoreboard
recording shots in the time frame.&nbsp;</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin:0;"><font><span style="font-size:;">Purdue would
tally just two shots in the first half, but it was Alex Hairston's
strike in the 21st minute that was the difference-maker for the
Boilermakers. Hairston gave Purdue the early 1-0 lead when
she sent the ball to the inside of the right post from the right side of
the 18-yard box. It was Hairston's fourth goal of the season.&nbsp;</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin:0;"><font><span style="font-size:;">The Orange and
Blue created a goal scoring opportunity in the 32nd-minute off of a
corner kick. DiBernardo's ball found Kristen Gierman's head inside the
Purdue box, but Clara Kridler was able to make the
save. Then, Nicole Denenberg collected the rebound, but her shot was
blocked by a defender.&nbsp;</span></font></div>
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U of I Sports Information:

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The
Fighting Illini women's soccer team had to rally once more in the state
of Indiana, coming from behind to earn a one-one tie after 90 minutes
of play plus two 10-minute
overtime periods with the Purdue Boilermakers. Senior Nicole Denenberg
tallied the lone goal for Illinois.

The opening 20
minutes saw the Illini dictate the tempo with crisp passing and
controlling the majority of the possession. Vanessa DiBernardo and Megan
Pawloski tried getting the Illini on the scoreboard
recording shots in the time frame.

Purdue would
tally just two shots in the first half, but it was Alex Hairston's
strike in the 21st minute that was the difference-maker for the
Boilermakers. Hairston gave Purdue the early 1-0 lead when
she sent the ball to the inside of the right post from the right side of
the 18-yard box. It was Hairston's fourth goal of the season.

The Orange and
Blue created a goal scoring opportunity in the 32nd-minute off of a
corner kick. DiBernardo's ball found Kristen Gierman's head inside the
Purdue box, but Clara Kridler was able to make the
save. Then, Nicole Denenberg collected the rebound, but her shot was
blocked by a defender.

The Illini came
out strong to start the second half. Allie Osoba and DiBernardo totaled
three shots and the squad produced two corner kicks, all within the
first ten minutes.

Then, in the
57th-minute Denenberg recorded her second goal of the season to tie the
game at one. The senior released the shot from the left top side of the
18-yard box as the ball sailed to the inside
right post. The goal also marked Denenberg's third of her career.

The next 30
minutes saw both squads battle back and forth, each recording eight
total shots in the period. With both goalkeepers holding strong through
90 minutes, Illinois and Purdue went to overtime.
The Orange and Blue have only seen overtime once this season, when they
tied Illinois State 1-1 on Aug. 19. Entering into today's contest, the
Boilermakers were 1-1 in overtime games.

Illinois
statistically dominated the first overtime period. The Illini recorded
six shots to Purdue's zero and earned one corner kick in which the
Boilermakers did not. Freshman Amy Feher almost tallied
the golden goal in the final 10 seconds of the period but her shot
soared just inches over the crossbar.

With the
game-winning goal remaining elusive, the deadlocked squads headed into a
second overtime. Nicole Breece, Kassidy Brown and DiBernardo all
releashed shots in the period but none found the back of
the net and the game ended in a tie.

As a result,
Illinois moves to 6-4-2 overall and 3-1-1 in Big Ten play, while Purdue
goes to 7-4-2 this season and 2-2-1 in conference competition.
Furthermore, Illinois moves to 10-5-3 lifetime against
the Boilermakers.

Illinois outshot
the Boilermakers 24-11 and produced nine shots on goal compared to
Purdue's six. Thus, Illinois goalie Steph Panozzo finished the afternoon
with five saves, including several athletic diving
stops, bringing her season total to 47. In addition, Illinois earned a
5-4 corner kick advantage over Purdue.